Kelley le beau



K. LE BEAU.

ORE WASHER.

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A 1 Figure 3, a sectional elevation, taken through fig. 1

- ,strong wire clot-h, and fastened by a liar and lock, that g washing-box, that water may pass up through -a pery with holes punched from the under sido, in order that ticlesot' gold may lmlge on the pan between the holes KELLEY LnBEAIL/or v Lettera Patent .N 96,327,

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

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.uarnovrin ons-WASHER.

The Schedule referred to Lu these' Lettera Patent und making part of the name To all whomqit mcy concern:

Beit known that LKELLEY LE BEAU, of Chicago, in the county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented an Improved 0re-Washer; Aand IdoA hereby declare that the .following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being'had to the accompanying drawings and letters marked thereon, making a pmt of Athis description, in whioh` l l Figure 1 is o perspective' representation of mv' im- 'proved oreswasher.`V l

, Figure 2a section takenthrough tie. 1 on the line ou line g i The object of the present invention is to provide a machine,`which will more completely separate the finer particles of the. precious metals from the substance .or substances, in which .they are incorporated;y and The nature consists'in the novel manner in which the pump is combined with the washing-pun, whereby the water passes upward through thepan, (it being pribmtcddand after carrying the sediment into a trough, passes back into the pump, andV in the peculia-r construct-ion of a pan-cover, it 'being made of lt-lie operator may not reach the pan.

B U V 7W represent a box-pump, X being the piston, Y the piston-rod, and Z the connecting-rod; all parts of which have theordinary constihiction.

The side B of the box-is rigidly attached to the.

side S .of a washing-box, S A, tigs. 1, 2, and 3, an opening, 1, being made through the box-pump and foiated pan, E. i

'lhis' pan is fixed 'to-thc hox S A', and thickly studded the 'edges'of the metal may soproject up that purand remain there during` the process ot' washing; and a partition, M, dividing the nox S A also divides the Thisis done, first, in order that the pan may have a suitable support; second, that the heavier particles of gold lirstsepamted may be retained 'as nearly as possible in one place, from which it can be removed without disturbing the ore in the tail of 1the pan.'

A hopper, C, is .fixed to the top of the box S iA, and

provided with a grate, D, to prevent lumps from fall-- lock, H, the other end being held by. passing under a cleat,l h, fastened to the -top of the box SA.l

This screen prevents water from carrying ore out of the pam-aud keeps the operators from removing gold unless the bar G is removed.

The box SA is provided with a catch-apron, O, fig. 3, placed a short distance aoove the pau E, to receive what fine gold may be carriedover the tail'ot' tho-pan during the process of washing; and it is also provided with u trougb,1, figs. 2 and 3, which is arranged with a gate, N, for the convenience of removing any sediment which passes over the apron 0, and also for preventing a waste of Water.

To accomplish the latter result, the trough I is so elongated at L that the water will be conveyed into the pump.

An opening, l?, tig. 1,'is made for this purpose, and

a valve, T, shown at iig. 3, ishung to the inside of the pump, and over the opening P, to prevent back water through the opening, when the piston X is forcing' water up through the pan E.

Alter water has been used, so long as it is suitable for washing, aT gatefK, (fitting into grooves in the trough 1,) is closed, and the pump vsupplied with fresh water.

Operation.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters lxat-v,

The combination of the washing-box S A, provided with a partition, M, perfolated pan E, provided with covering F, hopper O, providedwith a grate, D, trough I, provided with gate K, and puujn`B U VjW X, as and for the purpose set forth.

' -KELLEY LE BEAU.

Witnesses:

, G. L. CHAPIN, E. E. G xnsox. 

